April Brings Awareness To Sexual Assault
University of Arkansas – There are 2,824 women at the UA who have been victims of rape or sexual violence, according to a national survey that says one in four women are sexually assaulted while in college.
“I guarantee you know someone who has been a victim to sexual assault or rape,” said Mary Wyandt-Hiebert, STAR Central director at Pat Walker Health Center. “It may be your roommate, your sister, one of your friends or your professor and you just don’t know it.”
Though sexual assault is extremely common, it is unfortunately one of the most under-reported crimes with fewer than 5 percent of sexual assaults reported, said Wyandt-Hiebert. In 1998, she created STAR Central to address sexual assault and relationship violence.
“We don’t want to just react to sexual violence, we want to proactively address and prevent it,” Wyandt-Hiebert said.
Hiebert has seen the lasting effects that sexual assault can have on a victim. She has worked with many people whose traumatic experiences resulted in self-destructive behaviors like self-medicating, alcohol abuse and bad relationships.
“Sexual assault is about power and control and often leaves the victim feeling powerless over their lives in the days, weeks, months and sometimes years to follow,” she said.
-The Arkansas Traveler
By Whitney Green
Consumer privacy bill of rights to bring imminent changes to Internet
Pennsylvania State University – Changes are in store for the Internet.
With the announcement of the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights in late February came the unveiling of the Digital Advertising’s new “Do Not Track” software.
The U.S. Congress is working on a new, voluntary online bill of rights legislation that would help monitor and protect consumers’ personal information.
The proposed legislation, named the “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights,” contains seven rights, including transparency, access and accuracy, individual control, security and accountability.
Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., said the existing laws are adequate to protect consumers’ privacy.
“I’m glad the White House has contributed to this discussion. However, the most effective position the administration can have is on enforcing current laws, while the policy makers continue their oversight,” he said in a statement.
Clark Rector, senior vice president of government affairs at the American Advertising Federation, said he supports the proposal, but mirrored some of these concerns.
“Part of the problem is in the details,” Rector said. “The industry has changed so quickly, so it’s very hard for law workers to keep up. Whether it becomes law or not, the fact you have them focusing on the issue is an encouragement to the industry.”
-The Daily Collegian
By Zachary Bunsick
Survivor denounces hatred
Ohio University – As part of a nationwide college tour to promote peace, a Jewish Holocaust survivor shared her story Tuesday to a standing-room only crowd in the Baker University Center Theatre.
Wanda Wolosky survived living in the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland during World War II when she was 9 years old. On April 19, 1943, almost 1,000 Jews in Poland’s Warsaw Ghetto revolted against their German perpetrators with homemade pistols and revolvers.
Though she was never shipped to a concentration camp, living in Warsaw was still difficult because of her religious beliefs, Wolosky said.
Wanda’s personal testimony was touching and inspiring, freshman Tori Muilenburg said.
The personal account of the Holocaust advocates an important message for students in middle school and even in college, said Winsome Chunnu-Brayda, associate director of OU’s Multicultural Center.
“Bullying in schools is on the rise,” Chunnu-Brayda said. “Wanda pushes for students who are just standing by to step in and stand up against injustice.”
-The Post
By Hannah Yang
